Chocolate Caramel Bars
These chocolate caramel bars layer a buttery oat crumb crust with semisweet chocolate chips, pecans and melted caramels under more crumb topping. One 13 x 9 pan bakes in about 35 minutes and makes 4 dozen bars.
Servings 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter cubed
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 11 ounces Kraft Caramels unwrapped
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set half aside for topping.
- Press the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl, combine caramels and milk. Heat caramels in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
- Once crumb mixture has baked for 15 minutes, sprinkle with the chocolate chips and pecans. Drizzle melted caramels over top.
- Sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture. Bake for additional 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours before cutting.